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Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey ended their weekend in Dallas by attending Leanne Morgan’s show at the Majestic Theater; the following day, King, co-anchor of CBS This Morning, took to social media to share a few public congratulatory comments for the show’s renewal on Netflix. She found Morgan’s comedy highly relatable and herself late to glory, which forged a very broad audience for the show. These endorsements from the two media superstars spell big momentum for Morgan’s comedy platform.
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Gayle King had yet another stunning compliment for Leanne Morgan this week after announcing a second-series renewal for Netflix’s “Leanne.” King had revealed that she and Oprah Winfrey had gone to a show of Morgan’s in Dallas during the weekend and declared it “flawless.”
The triple threat of Gayle King praised Morgan for her rather unusual accent combined with across-the-board humor and great storytelling skills. King continued to say that Morgan’s career growth, which she calls “overnight sensation,” took place rather late in her 50s. King signed off with one of her trademark quotes of encouragement: “Keep soaring, Leanne!”
King’s post with the video affords a glimpse into Morgan’s background and appeal. Morgan pointed out that this particular way of speaking comes from being raised on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, a little outside Nashville; she described it as “old English mixed with rural farm talk.” She wondered if maybe that was a plus for her popularity in the UK when she joked, “I thought there’s no lights” about the international audience getting her material.
User responses flooded in, celebrating the celebrity endorsement and success for Morgan. “Well deserved we love Leanne! ❤️” exclaimed one commenter, echoing the general consensus. Another attested from personal experience: “I ended up bing watching her first season. It was funny and related to real life. I loved it.”
Many comments lavished praise on the King-Winfrey-Morgan trio. “Can these three go on a road trip please and thank you?” one asked, while another added, “I love this! Girlfriends showing up for girlfriends the best.” The looks on King and Winfrey were appreciated by yet another: “Look at how hot Oprah and Gayle look! Wow, Ladies!”
The other comments take a slightly negative turn. One said, “I do not get all the hype of that show…I have tried to watch it…” and another asked a question about King and Winfrey’s motives: “I love her but Gayle and Oprah biggest phonies .. please don’t think you’re made by them.”
The endorsement is significant in entertainment. The backing of King and Winfrey offers Morgan’s comedy special mass potential exposure, hence the possibility of putting her before the wider public. This remains tangible celebrity endorsement that can singularly change an artiste’s fate once made public.
Morgan’s achievement is the matter of age and background. As one commenter put it, “She isn’t an overnight success. She has been a stand-up success for 25 years. She is just new to many.” Common tales of perseverance and late blooming indeed add more spice to the celebrations of her very much deserved Netflix renewal.
The establishment of King as the journalist, Winfrey as the entertainment monolith, and Morgan as the up-and-coming stand-up comic creates a powerful moment for television entertainment. It is thus indicative of the continuous evolution of comedy platforms and the perpetual clout of old media in kicking-starting the careers of new talent.
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With a critically successful and high-powered second season of Morgan’s show on the horizon, her brand of homespun comedy will not be forgotten anytime soon but will instead continue catching new ears. That Dallas show attended by King and Winfrey almost serves as a stamp of approval from the cabinets of history that Morgan Leanne’s comedy is here to stay.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
